McDonald's Corporation

McDonald’s Corporation is a U.S.-based global quick-service restaurant company that operates and franchises more than 40,000 restaurants in over 100 countries. Headquartered in Chicago, it generates revenue from company-operated restaurants and from franchised and licensed locations. Its menu focuses on burgers, chicken, breakfast items, beverages, and snacks, supported by large-scale procurement and logistics networks.

For the chemical and materials value chain, McDonald’s is a major end user of food-contact packaging, coatings, adhesives, inks, and cleaning and sanitation products, as well as refrigeration and HVAC systems. The company works with suppliers to meet food safety and regulatory standards for materials and processes, and pursues initiatives to reduce packaging waste, increase recycled or certified fiber use, and manage chemicals of concern in packaging and operations. Its scale influences demand trends in polymers, paper and fiber packaging, barrier technologies, and hygiene chemistries across global markets.